10 Respected People Who Turned Out to be Creeps

Accounts of sexual misconduct, assault, and even rape have rocked the leisure trade over the previous couple of months. Film stars, administrators, and producers have all fallen beneath the load of costs in opposition to them. The likes of Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, Harvey Weinstein, and Brett Ratner have all been made to reckon with their previous actions, and have seen swift repudiation from the movie trade.

Spacey and Louis CK have seen their movies shelved (or dramatically altered by way of an emergency Christopher Plummer, in Spacey’s case), and Weinstein will seemingly by no means produce once more. Many consider that this may very well be a watershed second for the movie trade, with the rising consciousness of sexual misconduct resulting in a change in conduct. Hollywood, nevertheless, has been tormented by highly effective individuals who have taken benefit of their place for a while, and it appears unlikely to totally change anytime quickly. Listed here are 10 revered folks in Hollywood who turned out to be creeps…

10. Roman Polanski

The acclaimed director of basic films like Chinatown, Rosemary’s Child, and The Pianist, Roman Polanski needed to flee the USA after being arrested for rape by use of medicine, sodomy, and several other different atrocious costs in opposition to a 13-year-old lady. The younger lady, Samantha Geimer, was launched to Polanski by way of her mom who was an actress and mannequin. Polanski requested Geimer’s mom if she may take part in a personal photograph shoot for the French version of Vogue. Geimer participated, with the consent of her mom, and later testified that she felt uncomfortable on the shoot, with Polanski asking her to pose topless. Nonetheless, Geimer agreed to take part in a second shoot, which happened at Jack Nicholson’s dwelling.

In the course of the pictures session, Geimer testified that Polanski gave her champagne, and a quaalude. Quickly after, he urged she pose on a mattress, and regardless of her protests, Polanski continued his advances. In response to Geimer, Polanski then carried out oral, vaginal, and later anal intercourse after studying she was not on contraception. Geimer repeatedly requested for him to cease, however due to the alcohol and medicines, she felt unable to totally management her schools.

Polanski was arrested and, beneath a plea settlement, ordered to report back to a 90-day psychiatric analysis. Fearing that as a substitute of probation he’d obtain jail time, Polanski fled the nation and has been residing in international locations that refuse to extradite him to the USA.

9. Woody Allen

One other well-known director recognized for irreverent romantic comedies like Annie Corridor and Manhattan, Woody Allen has had a protracted and storied profession working with one of the best actors within the trade whereas managing to reinvent the way in which comedy was captured on the large display. Regardless of his successes as an artist, Allen has had a number of questions posed about his character. Dylan Farrow, an adopted daughter of Woody and Mia Farrow, claimed that when she was left alone with the movie director, he touched her inappropriately. She was seven on the time. In response to the police report, Farrow acknowledged that Allen took her to the attic and touched her genitals. Quickly after Allen heard of the accusations, he filed costs for full custody of the kids, snaring the household in an much more tumultuous authorized battle. The allegations levied by Dylan Farrow would by no means go to court docket, as her mom feared what a trial would do to her younger daughter.

If that was all the luggage in Woody Allen’s previous, he might not have made this checklist. Nevertheless, Allen infamously started relationship after which married Mia Farrow’s different adopted daughter, Quickly-Yi Previn. Previn was adopted by Farrow and her former husband Andre Previn, and Allen started seeing her whereas he was in a relationship together with her mom. Mia Farrow solely turned conscious of their relationship after visiting Allen’s dwelling and discovering nude pictures of her 21-year-old daughter. Not precisely essentially the most moral conduct.

eight. James Toback

James Toback has been within the movie trade for greater than 4 many years, and through that point he’s allegedly used his small window into Hollywood to sexually harass and assault ladies. The Los Angeles Instances reported that Toback was recognized to brag and promise auditions and roles for aspiring actresses, luring them into conferences the place he requested sexually suggestive questions earlier than groping them or masturbating in entrance of them or onto their our bodies. Though Toback denies these allegations, greater than 200 women have come ahead stating they acquired undesirable sexual advances.

Though Toback was neither a well known director or screenwriter, he’d use his connections to Robert Downey Jr., who appeared in a number of of his films, to realize legitimacy within the eyes of his victims. Most ladies interviewed claimed he’d method them on the road, promising them a task whereas exhibiting footage of himself with RDJ. As his strategies have come to mild, Toback has misplaced his illustration, however his profession had already just about come to an finish. The revelations will then hopefully be a warning signal to aspiring actresses of the predatory conduct of some males within the trade.

7. Kevin Spacey

An Oscar winner and one essentially the most esteemed actors in Hollywood, Kevin Spacey’s fall from grace often is the most dramatic on our checklist. The star of House of Cards was pressured to launch a press release after the allegations by actor Anthony Rapp (who you in all probability know both from Adventures in Babysitting or Lease). When he was solely 14-years-old, Rapp contends that Spacey pressured himself onto him in a sexual method. In his assertion, Spacey didn’t deny the incident however claimed he did “not keep in mind” it occurring and that he was now residing as a homosexual man.

That didn’t cease the avalanche that may quickly crush one in every of Hollywood’s most revered stars. A number of different younger males, together with Richard Dreyfuss’s son Ben, alleged comparable groping incidents revolving round Spacey. With none denials from Spacey, Netflix fired him from Home of Playing cards, his Gore Vidal biopic was shelved, and all of his scenes within the movie All of the Cash within the World had been re-shot with Christopher Plummer – who, in a little bit of a karmic twist, acquired an Oscar nomination for the function.

At this level, it’s laborious to think about Spacey ever working in Hollywood once more.

6. Harvey Weinstein

The story that began all of it was the New Yorker expose that exposed the sexual assault, harassment, and rape dedicated by the legendary movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Well-known actresses like Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mira Sorvino, and Ashley Judd have all corroborated the techniques utilized by Weinstein to sexually harass and assault his victims. He had an identical method with all his victims. First, he summoned them to a personal place to debate the movie or function, then he requested for a therapeutic massage or touched them inappropriately. Lastly, in some instances, he’d supply a work-for-sex association.

Some noteworthy instances included the harassment of Katherine Kendall, who appeared within the movie Swingers. Kendall has acknowledged that Weinstein undressed and chased her across the room bare. Tomi-Ann Roberts remembers being requested to satisfy Weinstein to debate a task, and discovering him bare in a tub. Weinstein inspired her to take her clothes off, arguing that the function wanted a girl who was comfy being bare in entrance of digicam.

Probably the most egregious claims in opposition to Weinstein had been made by Annabella Sciorra, an Emmy nominee for her work on The Sopranos. Within the late ’90s, Weinstein allegedly raped Sciorra, forcing himself into her room after dropping her off following an trade occasion. Sciorra recounts not with the ability to battle off his advances, and refusing to share her story from disgrace of not combating laborious sufficient to cease him.

The ramifications had been swift, with Weinstein being fired from the corporate he based, and being completely banned from the Producers Guild of America.

5. Andy Dick

Okay, so perhaps not everybody on our checklist was ever ‘revered’… however that actually didn’t cease them from getting loads of work, as is the case right here. Andy Dick, a “comic” finest recognized for being remarkably obnoxious and getting beat up by Jon Lovitz, was additionally pressured to lose his job on account of sexual misconduct. The appropriately named Dick was accused of, amongst different issues, groping folks’s nether areas, kissing and licking folks with out their permission, and sexual propositions of a minimum of 4 members of the manufacturing staff whereas engaged on the impartial characteristic movie Elevating Buchanan.

Dick denied the groping allegations however did admit to licking and propositioning folks. It wasn’t Dick’s first dismissal for his undesirable sexual advances. Filmmaker Frankie Ingrassia and producer Jed Rhein confirmed to Vulture final October that Dick was fired from one other movie for sexual misconduct.

four. Brett Ratner

Actress Ellen Web page recently chronicled the horrible abuse that many ladies confronted by the hands of Brett Ratner. In a Fb publish, Web page described how, as an 18-year-old, she was outed as homosexual by Ratner throughout a solid and crew assembly. Ratner additionally went on to crudely inform one other feminine worker to have intercourse with Web page, to ensure that the actress to appreciate that she was homosexual. That was the tamest of his transgressions.

Actress Natasha Henstridge was solely 19-years-old when Ratner allegedly assaulted her. Henstridge recollects hanging out watching TV with Ratner and another associates, when she fell asleep. When she awoke, Ratner was the one one within the condominium. Henstridge tried to go away, however Ratner put himself between her and the door and started to the touch himself, after which forcing her to carry out oral intercourse on him.

Ratner has denied all of the allegations, however that hasn’t stopped him from feeling the warmth. Warner Brothers has reduce ties with Ratner’s manufacturing firm RatPac and his remaining ties with the studio have already began to lift issues.

three. Steven Seagal

As soon as one of many largest motion stars on this planet, Steven Seagal has been accused by a number of ladies of sexual harassment.Actress Eva LaRue has claimed that whereas assembly with Seagal a couple of function, he undid his kimono revealing his naked chest and underwear. LaRue fled the room, and later instructed her agent, who appeared unsurprised by the conduct.

Jenny Mccarthy has additionally revealed that she was harassed by Seagal. Auditioning for Beneath Siege 2, Seagal instructed her to take off her costume. She refused, and he proceeded to unzip his pants. McCarthy ran out of the room to her automotive, the place Seagal adopted her and instructed her to not inform anybody in regards to the encounter.

2. George Takei

Well-known for taking part in Sulu on Star Trek, Takei has additionally discovered himself embroiled within the rising sexual misconduct scandal. A male mannequin has accused Takei of drugging him and sexually assaulting him greater than 20 years in the past. Takei’s accuser, Scott R. Brunton, claims that after he broke up together with his boyfriend, Takei provided to take him out to dinner. After returning to Takei’s dwelling, Brunton felt drained and disoriented. When he awoke, he noticed Takei taking off his pants.

Takei has denied that the encounter happened and has remained steadfast in his denial, even after a salacious interview with Howard Stern surfaced, the place Takei mentioned fondling males with out their consent.

1. Ed Westwick

Like with Andy Dick, perhaps “revered” doesn’t fairly match the invoice right here. Nevertheless it’s subsequent to inconceivable to go away this one off the checklist, as a result of a few of the most serious accusations we’re speaking about in the present day have been levied in opposition to Gossip Lady star Ed Westwick. The 30-year-old actor has been accused of rape and sexual assault by a number of ladies. The separate allegations all have connections and similarities. A producer on Gossip Lady invited each Rachel Eck and Kristina Cohen to nights out with the actor, which ended with them being assaulted by Westwick. The allegations made by Cohen describe the aspiring actress waking to seek out Westwick on prime of her. Her makes an attempt to battle him off would fail, and Westwick would allegedly go on to rape her.

Westwick has denied every accusation, releasing a press release noting his disappointment with a rush to judgment. He claims to haven’t even met his accusers. Nonetheless, the BBC has canceled the TV present Ordeal by Innocence, starring Westwick, and his collection White Gold has been put on hold.